Ferret for food?

[JRLongton]

Have you ever been around a pet ferret? They do bond with you and are truly pets. I had a couple of great pet rats as a kid, even taught them tricks. And my daughter has a pet chicken that actually will sit in her lap and beg for head scritchies and purr! (yes chickens purr)

I've been around ferrets understand that almost any animal can be a pet.

If an animal is not a pet, has no bonding/trust with people, then yes it can be food.

I think this is an excellent point and fully agree. It does seem like a betrayal to take an even partially socialized animal and make it food.

Though, again, we don't know what the deal is with the ferrets in question, and I remain convinced that the OP would act appropriately.

[MR Snakes]

I think quite a few of you here are making "The List".

[JRLongton]

I think quite a few of you here are making "The List".

There's a List?! Yikes. Nobody told me! That's it, I'm gonna be quiet from now on!

[FollowTheSun]

I think quite a few of you here are making "The List".

I don't understand ..can you spell out what you mean?

[Ax01]

There is a person who has ferrets for free on Craigslist. Would it be ok to offer to Rainbow? I think she would eat it.

well this is just a bunch a red flags.


Edit:

Personally, I could care less what happens to a few rodents but if you take someone's pet Ferret and feed it to your snake I would be more concerned with the media backlash that could potentially follow.....feeding pets to other pets typically doesn't rub people the right way.

Agreed.

Besides, would the owner know that you plan on using the ferrets as feeders? I'd be pissed if I found out that the pet I thought was going to a loving home was actually used as snake food. Don't get me wrong- I know that snakes need to eat and I have no problem feeding my ball python her f/t rats. But I would never go on craigslist and "adopt" rats just to turn around and feed them to my snake. I think that is unfair to the previous owner. If you are going to go through with it I think you should be clear about your intentions.

totes agreement. also I’ve seen online ads for small mammal adoptions (puppies, kittens, ferrets, GP’s, etc.) w/ disclaimers that say they are not for use as snake foods. this just feeds into the stereotypes against our animals and community. Snake reports wsp. Those w/ (large) constrictors shouldn’t not feed into that. let’s try not to cruise CL for these things.

[MR Snakes]

There's a List?! Yikes. Nobody told me! That's it, I'm gonna be quiet from now on!

There are many lists. And I'm at the head of most of them!

I don't understand ..can you spell out what you mean?

I don't even know what I mean.

well this is just a bunch a red flags.

This^^^^^

[Ax01]

There's a List?! Yikes. Nobody told me! That's it, I'm gonna be quiet from now on!

oh don’t worry about Mr Snakes. Contrary to his name, he doesn’t own a snake and his posts are rarely helpful.

[Sonny1318]

I wanna make the list, or is this one of those don’t get off topic threads ?

[MR Snakes]

oh don’t worry about Mr Snakes. Contrary to his name, he doesn’t own a snake and his posts are rarely helpful.

Oh but they are getting more helpful with knowledge. And for the last time, it's NOT Mr. Snakes! It's MR. If it was Mr. then I would've written it correctly! My name must be so far above most, that no one has even figured it out.

I wanna make the list, or is this one of those don’t get off topic threads ?

Now we can reserve you a spot but you have to earn your way on.

[Bogertophis]

...And for the last time, it's NOT Mr. Snakes! It's MR. If it was Mr. then I would've written it correctly! My name must be so far
above most, that no one has even figured it out....

No...it's pretty much apathy on our part.